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By Sameen Amer
18 August, 2023

Unreal Unearth by Hozier: Third album by the Irish musician; follows 2019’s Wasteland, Baby!; preceded by the singles ‘Eat Your Young...

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Albums

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* Unreal Unearth by Hozier: Third album by the Irish musician; follows 2019’s Wasteland, Baby!; preceded by the singles ‘Eat Your Young’, ‘Francesca’, ‘Unknown / Nth’, and ‘De Selby (Part 2)’.

Movies

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* Blue Beetle (starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez) – action, fourteenth instalment in the DC Extended Universe; an ancient alien biotechnological relic chooses a teenager (Maridueña) to be its symbiotic host, giving him a powerful exoskeleton armour.

* Strays (starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Randall Parks) – comedy; an abandoned dog (Ferrell) teams up with a group of strays to get revenge on his former owner (Forte).

* The Monkey King (with the voices of Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Stephanie Hsu, BD Wong) – animated action comedy, inspired by the epic Ming Dynasty classic Journey to the West; a monkey and his magical fighting stick battle adversaries.

STAR

David A. J. Samberg

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* Born on 18th August 1978 in Berkeley, California, U.S.

* Has two sisters, Johanna and Darrow.

* Majored in experimental film.

* Gained an online following with his comedy videos made alongside friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone; the group is collectively known as the Lonely Island.

* Earned fame as a cast member and writer for Saturday Night Live (2005 – 2012).

* Has since starred in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 – 2021) and films including Hot Rod (2007), That’s My Boy (2012), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Storks (2016), Palm Springs (2020), America: The Motion Picture (2021), Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and the Hotel Transylvania series (2012 – 2022).

* Upcoming projects include the comedy thriller Self Reliance (2023) and the biographical drama Lee (2023).

* Has been married to musician Joanna Newsom since 2013. They have two children.

SPOTLIGHT

Meg 2: The Trench

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Cast: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, and Cliff Curtis

Director: Ben Wheatley

Tagline: New Meg. Old chum.

* Sci-fi action; a research team must face off against giant prehistoric beasts and a malevolent mining operation while exploring the deep ocean.

* Is titled Shark 2 in some territories.

* Based on Steve Alten’s 1999 novel The Trench, the second book in the MEG series.

* Is the sequel to the 2018 film The Meg.

* Had been in development since 2019.

* Had an estimated production budget of $129 million; has grossed around $157 million in its first week.

* Has received negative reviews from critics who found it formulaic, dull, and boring.

* Could potentially be followed by a sequel, depending on its success.